548
FNUS75 KLKN 110138
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD PEAK...ELKO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
638 PM PDT WED SEP 10 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
ISOLATED (25% CHANCE) SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WEDNESDAY EVENING MAY PRODUCE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 40 MPH.
ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING SHOULD END BY 10PM.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON WESTERLY WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH AND GUSTS TO 15
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. MAIN CONCERN WILL
AGAIN BE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH. MORE ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH DRY AND STORM
FREE CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................21 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
FORECASTER...ROOD
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521764.0/LKN
.DELDT 09/10/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DMESSMER@BLM.GOV,NVEIC@FIRENET.GOV,BHARWOOD@FORESTRY.NV.GOV
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